Military Life Under Napoleon: The Memoirs of Captain Elzear Blaze

by Elzéar Blaze

Then called Military Life Under the First Empire, it appeared in 1837 and at once enjoyed such success that copies became quite rare. Poor but sensationalized translations appeared in English. Turned author, the onetime captain of the Grande Armée described his service with racy good humor. All its characters, from marshals of the Empire to buck privates, are depicted with an astonishing accuracy; the reader senses that they have really lived. After finishing this volume, we are certain that you will feel the same inexpressible regret that comes when you turn, all too soon, the last page of a best-selling novel.

Genres: History, Military Fiction, Memoir

216 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1995

Reviews

[Rob Markley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chatty interesting commentary on mainly non combatant matters

[Alaric Longward · Rating 5 out of 5]

While not a literary masterpiece, I wish to give it 5 stars. If you plan on writing Napoleonic saga, this gives you so many finer details on how the soldiers lived and what they thought about.